Um have you tried fetchyahoomail? I think that's the name of it. I haven't but in theory, I don't think you need the special pop access from yahoo to use this option. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 2:37 PM Subject: Re: Email services > Hi Tyler -- hmm -- that's weird -- actually have you tried straight yahoo > rather than yahoogroups? Or do you mean the same thing? > Anyway, on yahoo, if you have the pop3 access (which is what I assume you > want) you can turn off spam blocking from the mail options page from one of > the many links under mail options -- I think it is security or filtering or > something. > I think the package is called "mailPlus" or something like that -- it is the > cheapest level of paid yahoo mail service which provides pop access and also > reading mail from up to 5 accounts plus smtp for reading mail from yahoo and > 2 gigs of storage, but you don't have a domain or anything else. > Anyway, I got it a long time ago and frankly hardly ever use it as it > doesn't do all i want, but I don't like yahoo for a couple of reasons anyway > and so am hesitant to upgrade my service, although you do get some > interesting stuff, but they assume you want to run a business with that > option. > I do get a tiny bit of email there so still read from it, but you know if I > set it to read from my home email address on roadrunner, then I can't just > connect to yahoo directly and read my home email -- I have to first go to > the yahoo site and log in and mechanically read my home email then log off > and go back to outlook express and then connect and read from yahoo, which > is ridiculous. Yhaoo doesn't check periodically. But that would not be a > great idea either -- I was just testing out what it would do. > Take care. > Oh, and your new email addy is interesting -- I'm trying to figure out how > you got "tspivey" -- well the t is understandable... > Oh, and canadian dollars last I checked were less in value than the US > dollars, or has that changed lately? > In any case, when you say $29 in the US but $50 in canadian, that sounds > turned around. Sorry if I'm confused. Perhaps I should go to the site and > see. > Take care. > --le > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyler Spivey" <tspivey at hotpop.com> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:12 PM > Subject: OT: Email services > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on inexpensive, reliable email > services? I want an email address that will stay with me if I change > isps, or have no internet access at home (which is the case now). I've > gone through about 5 free email services that just don't fit the bill - > block certain addresses, (e.g. yahoogroups), flaky smtp servers (or none > at all!) or total unreliability. Something that costs $29.95/year (e.g. > Runbox) seems promising until you convert to Canadian dollars, which > will run up to about $50. > This one seems to work, but I don't want to find myself changing emails > weekly. > Thanks in advance, > Tyler > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
